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Arnold De Guzman
Arnold De Guzman
Senior Graphic Designer by day, Komikero by night
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Summary

Creative designer based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Senior Graphic Designer by day, komikero* by night.

*Awesome people who makes comics

Skills

IllustrationCharacter DesignGraphic DesignCartooningprint design

Software proficiency

Illustrator
Illustrator
Photoshop
Photoshop
InDesign
InDesign
Muse
Muse
wordpress
wordpress

Experience

  • Senior Graphic Designer at Twofour54 Media Zone Authority
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    November 2016 - Present

    - Oversee all design projects, from conception to delivery

    - Design original pieces, including illustrations and infographics

    - Review junior designers’ work to ensure high quality

    - Refine images, fonts and layouts using graphic design software

    - Apply typography techniques

    - Generate ideas to portray concepts and advertise products/services

    - Increase user friendliness in digital products

    - Maintain brand consistency throughout all our marketing projects

    - Liaise with marketing and design teams to ensure deadlines are met

    - Stay up-to-date with industry developments and tools

    - Create new and original designs from scratch for brands based on client specification, needs, and brand image.

    - Make sure that job deadlines are met in due time, ensuring that job quality is at best.

    - Create and maintain files for all creative assets and resources, such as software, art materials, and special fonts.

    - Developed assets to be used for client websites.

  • Graphic Designer at Sabha Advertising
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    December 2014 - November 2016

    - liasing with clients to determine their requirements and budget

    - Managing client proposals from typesetting through design, print and production

    - working with clients, briefing and advising them with regard to design style, format, print production and timescales.

    - Developing concepts, graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and websites

    - Determining size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and font style and size

    - Preparing rough drafts of material based on an agreed brief

    - Reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements if required

    - Liaising with external printers on a regular basis to ensure deadlines are met and material is printed to the highest quality

  • Graphic Designer at AGR Operations Manila
    Muntinlupa City, Philippines
    May 2013 - October 2014

    Conceptualized and Designed 8-10 billboards a day for a U.S. based outdoor advertising agency, Lamar Outdoor Advertising. Work also included creating logo for small business owners, and recreating existing billboard design.